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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather prediction centre on Monday warned about an extended geomagnetic storm of level G4 (severe). According to NOAA, this could cause fluctuations in weak power grids and impact satellite operations. On the brighter side, it also leads to the visibility of colourful auroras in high-latitude regions in select parts of Canada and the United States.
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with Sunita Williams and few others, shared a captivating timelapse video. The video shows the “moon setting into streams of red and green aurora”, followed by a “sunrise illuminating the Soyuz with a light blue hue”. It was captured using an Arri Zeiss 15mm, T1.8 lens mounted onto a Nikon Z9, which was recently delivered to the ISS via the Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
When charged particles (CMEs) collide with Earth’s atmosphere, they interact with gas, causing the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, to light up the sky.
A moderate geomagnetic storm, G2, is said to continue until August 14, which means auroras will continue to be visible across different parts of the world.
